Jan Koum

Ukrainian-born American entrepreneur, co-founder of WhatsApp
Person human Q15737800
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Jan Koum

Summary

Jan Koum is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kyiv[2]. He was born on +1976-02-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], computer scientist[5], and programmer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (930 views/month, #6,515 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jan Koum's place of birth was Kyiv[2].
  • Jan Koum was born on +1976-02-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan Koum held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jan Koum held citizenship in Ukraine[9].
  • Jan Koum's professions included engineer[4].
  • Jan Koum worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Jan Koum worked as a programmer[6].
  • Jan Koum was educated at San Jose State University[10].
  • Jan Koum's image is recorded as Jan Koum - Whatsapp - 4 Years from Now (12791847664).jpg[11].
  • Jan Koum is recorded as male[12].
  • Jan Koum's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jan Koum's ISNI is recorded as 0000000457771076[14].
  • Jan Koum's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 65144648379197154889[15].
  • Jan Koum's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2018001996[16].
  • Jan Koum's Commons category is recorded as Jan Koum[17].
  • Jan Koum's residence is recorded as United States[18].
  • Jan Koum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_s59px[19].
  • Jan Koum's family name is recorded as Koum[20].
  • Jan Koum's given name is recorded as Jan[21].
  • Jan Koum's Munzinger person ID is recorded as 00000029925[22].
  • Jan Koum's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ukrainian[23].
  • Jan Koum's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Ян Кум'}[24].
  • Jan Koum's NLP ID is recorded as a0000003217362[25].
  • Jan Koum's X is recorded as jankoum[26].
  • Jan Koum's Instagram username is recorded as jkoum[27].

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Origins and Family

Jan Koum's place of birth was Kyiv[2]. He was born on +1976-02-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Jan Koum was educated at San Jose State University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], computer scientist[5], and programmer[6].

Why It Matters

Jan Koum ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (930 views/month, #6,515 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Jan Koum born?

Jan Koum was born in Kyiv[2].

What did Jan Koum do for work?

Jan Koum worked as engineer[4], computer scientist[5], and programmer[6].

Where did Jan Koum go to school?

Jan Koum was educated at San Jose State University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . instagram.com. instagram.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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